About
Barrel Kfir is a partner at Dell Technologies Capital, where he invests in early-stage enterprise tech companies across Europe and Israel. He has more than eight years of investing experience from early to growth stages, previously serving as a principal at Vintage, as director of portfolio during the founding of Intel Ignite, and as an early-stage investor at JVP. Earlier in his career he spent over a decade in cybersecurity, including R&D roles in the technological unit of the Intelligence Forces and leading a cybersecurity product team as a captain at the Israeli Ministry of Defense. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and an MBA from the Technion.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise Software
Experience
- Dell Technologies CapitalPartnercurrent2024 β present
- Vintage Investment PartnersPrincipal2021 β 2024Israel
- Intel CorporationDirector of Portfolio, Ignite - Intel for Startups2020 β 2021
- JVPPrincipal2019 β 2020
- JVPSenior Associate2018 β 2019
- JVPAssociate2015 β 2018
- Israel Ministry of DefenseCaptain and Team leader in the Cyber department at MAFAT2013 β 2015
- Israel Ministry of DefenseProduct Manager in the field of Cyber Security2011 β 2013
- IDF - Israel Defence ForcesCyber security Researcher and Software Developer2010 β 2011
- Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsInformation Security researcher2009 β 2010
Skills & more
Management17Python9Project Planning8Budget Management5Project Management19Product Management20Integration10
Languages English Β· Hebrew
From Barrel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Dell Technologies Capital
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Chris Falloon
Portfolio Development at Dell Technologies Capital
Chris Hillock
VP, Portfolio Development at Dell Technologies Capital
Daniel Docter
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital
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Deepak Jeevankumar
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital
Diana Kontsevaia
Associate at Dell Technologies Capital
Elana Lian
Partner at Dell Technologies Capital
Gregg Adkin
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital
Ihab Tarazi
Investor at Dell Technologies Capital
Network5
Alexandre Dahan
Principal at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
Erel Margalit
Founder & Executive Chairman at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
Eveline Steinberger
Venture Advisor at Sunvest Capital Partners
Gadi Porat
General Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
Ilan Ron
Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barrel Kfir?
- Barrel Kfir is a partner at Dell Technologies Capital, where he invests in early-stage enterprise tech companies across Europe and Israel. He has more than eight years of investing experience from early to growth stages, previously serving as a principal at Vintage, as director of portfolio during the founding of Intel Ignite, and as an early-stage investor at JVP. Earlier in his career he spent over a decade in cybersecurity, including R&D roles in the technological unit of the Intelligence Forces and leading a cybersecurity product team as a captain at the Israeli Ministry of Defense. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and an MBA from the Technion.
- Where does Barrel Kfir work?
- Barrel Kfir is Partner at Dell Technologies Capital.
- What does Barrel Kfir invest in?
- Barrel Kfir invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software.
- Where did Barrel Kfir go to school?
- Barrel Kfir studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Haifa (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science).
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Also attended University of Haifa40
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Shared employers
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Also worked at JVP42
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